NEW YORK, April 3 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholders Diane N. Ibrahim, Samuel L. Moultrie, and Shira R. Yoshor, and Associate Renee Mosley Delcollo will be recognized at the 2024 Pennsylvania Legal Awards (PALA), sponsored by ALM's Legal Intelligencer. Honorees will be recognized at the awards celebration May 15 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. According to Legal Intelligencer, the awards "highlight the great  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Drexel University's LeBow College of Business issued the following news: By Anne Korp Earlier this month, the National Association of Realtors - the trade group representing the real estate industry - agreed to pay $418 million in damages to settle a series of antitrust lawsuits and eliminate its rules on commissions. A group of home sellers claimed the decades-old National Association of Realtors home sales guidelines forced sellers to pay excessive fees  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: East Stroudsburg University's Provost's Colloquium Series, an intellectual experience that promotes dialogue among ESU faculty, staff, students, and community, continues during the Spring 2024 semester with a presentation by Andrew McIntosh, professor of sociology at Northampton Community College. "See How It Sounds, a Little Unrational": The Edutainment Value of Hip Hop History, Culture, a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: HERSHEY, Pa. -- Financial conflicts of interest may influence medical practice and research and may erode patient trust in medical professionals. According to a new analysis of the Open Payments platform, a database that tracks payments between physicians and industry, these relationships remain pervasive. A team led by a Penn State researcher found that doctors received approximately $12.1 billio  more

READING, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (FE PA), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) doing business as Met-Ed, Penn Power, Penelec and West Penn Power, will request today a review of its base electric rates by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). The proposed rate adjustment builds on service reliability enhancements made in recent years by upgrading additional distribution grid equipment, providing ongoing   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Fox Rothschild litigation team led by Patrick J. Egan and Saverio S. Romeo has won the dismissal of all criminal charges against a pharmaceutical executive who was accused of violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). After a pair of victories before the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia and in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, Egan and Romeo argued that prosecutors took an   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild congratulates Bridget A. Sykes, who was named to the 2024 class of 20 Under 40 honorees by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber. The annual list, part of the organizations Business Excellence Awards program, spotlights the "young, dynamic leaders under the age of 40 who are shaping the future of the region." Sykes, a partner in the firm's Real Estate Department, is a New Jersey na  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College announces Marcus Hernandez IV '24, of Greenville, Pa., Paige Long '24, of Huntingdon, Pa., and Emmalee Sheeler '24, of Rixford, Pa., as its Student of the Month honorees for April. The Student of the Month honor is awarded to seniors. It is among the most prestigious student awards at Thiel College with only six students earning the honor each semester. Hernandez is a media and journalism major  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Pennsylvania (HIAS Pennsylvania) has named Troutman Pepper the recipient of a 2024 Golden Door Award. The firm will be honored for its outstanding pro bono services provided to low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, as well as for hosting legal clinics and facilitating partnerships with other corporate partners. HIAS Pennsylvania supports low-income immigran  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Before the evolution of legs from fins, the axial skeleton -- including the bones of the head, neck, back and ribs -- was already going through changes that would eventually help our ancestors support their bodies to walk on land. A research team including a Penn State biologist completed a new reconstruction of the skeleton of Tiktaalik, the 375-million-year-old fossil fish that is one of the clo  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Sarah Clutts to the Oklahoma City office as counsel in the Litigation Department. Clutts provides innovative solutions to the high-stakes legal challenges faced by oil and gas companies and other businesses operating in the energy industry. She represents businesses in bet-the-company litigation involving workplace safety, environmental issues, mineral rig  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that six new states have joined Pennsylvania in its federal lawsuit against Mariner Finance regarding widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin filed a Motion to Intervene in the lawsuit, which the court gra  more

YORK, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: In light of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Executive Director Mike Pennington visited the York Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) today to highlight their work in supporting youth and families impacted by child abuse and providing resources in the aftermath of trauma. "Keeping Pennsylvania youth safe and  more

YEAGERTOWN, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined Representative Arvind Venkat and Primary Health Network CEO Dr. George Garrow at the Lewistown Community Health Center in Mifflin County to highlight his 2024-25 proposed budget's $4 million investment to erase nearly $400 million in medical debt relief for Pennsylvanians - and his proposal to implement more transparent healthcare practi  more

BLAIR COUNTY, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Today, Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened the second hearing in a series to discuss ways to ensure both low-cost and reliable energy for consumers. The hearing, "Balancing Your Budget and Thermostat: Consumer-Focused Energy Policy," featured the following testifiers: Michael But  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Rep. Donna Scheuren (R-Montgomery) today proposed legislation, named the Homeowner Protection and Squatter Eviction Act, which would strengthen property owners' rights and homeowner protections against squatters. Squatting is the unlawful practice of occupying or possessing a residence or other real property without the lawful owner's consent. The Homeowner Protection and  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R-Lancaster) today introduced legislation known as the Student and Teacher Support Act to allow public school entities to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a certified school chaplain. "With teacher and student morale at an all-time low, it's time that we provide students and teachers with the support they need," said Zimmerman. "Data from more than  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 2024 Penn State student football season ticket sale will see a process change in an effort to offer an equal opportunity for all eligible students to access tickets. This year's student sale will become a lottery process, with all eligibility requirements remaining the same as previous years. The lottery system will allow students more time to request a season ticket.   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Pennsylvania American Water announced today that it will replace approximately 3,300 feet of water main this spring in South Park Township, Allegheny County, to improve service reliability and fire protection for residents. Pennsylvania American Water contractors will install 3,300 feet of new water main along Snowden Road, between Connor and Fel  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * MEMS Assistant Professor Juan Juan Jose Mendoza Arenas has conceived a quantum diode with the potential to outperform diodes currently found on the market * * * Circuits are just about everywhere, from the wiring in our homes to the ignition that starts our cars. There's a vast amount of circuits on the market, some more complex than others. Researchers   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 3 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Mark Anner, an internationally recognized scholar of workers' rights in supply chains and an accomplished higher education administrator, has been appointed dean for the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Anner, who assumes the role Sept. 1, comes to Rutgers from Pennsylvania State University as a professor of labor and employment relations and political science  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize nine Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. This week, on behalf of the entire Penn State community, we'd like to say thank you to: Jennifer Barnhart, development assistant in the College of Agricultural Sciences, whose nominator wrote: "Jennifer goes above and beyond her responsib  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Not many Penn State students spend their weekends traveling more than two hours away with their classes, but 14 architecture students in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School did just that during the fall 2023 semester. Students in the upper-level collaborative community-engaged design directed research studio with Lisa Iulo, associate professor and director of the Hamer Center   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Not many Penn State students spend their weekends traveling more than two hours away with their classes, but 14 architecture students in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School did just that during the fall 2023 semester. Students in the upper-level collaborative community-engaged design directed research studio with Lisa Iulo, associate professor and director of the Hamer Center   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Two on-location student teams highlight a special edition of "Centre County Report" that will air at 3 p.m. Monday, April 8, providing coverage of the solar eclipse that will be visible to a large portion of the eastern United States. One of the student teams from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications will be in Erie, Pennsylvania, which is in the path of totality for the eclipse, an  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State hosted a delegation from the National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech) on March 25-26. The Taipei Tech delegation included President Sea-Fue Wang, an alumnus of Taipei Tech and Penn State doctoral graduate in ceramic science; Vice President Shih-Hsuan Yang; Ho-Chiao Chuang, dean of the Office of Research and Development; Sheng-Tung Huang, dean of the Industry Liaison Office  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is embarking on an exciting journey of scientific exploration as it joins a groundbreaking cross-country research project aimed at unraveling the mysteries of the eclipse wind during the total solar eclipse on April 8. Dr. David Horne, assistant professor of physics at Gannon University, a Catholic university located in Erie, Pennsylvani  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: In the 1850s, Elisha Rinehart helped build Waynesburg College's first building, Hanna Hall. Just a teenager at the time, Elisha could not have known that more than a century later, his great-great grandson would have his first two classes as a college student in that very building. "As a student at Waynesburg College, my first classes were in Hanna Hall, having no idea of Elisha's role," said 1967 alumnus   more